Pollution levels off the charts in Beijing as worst sandstorm in a decade brings thick yellow smog

China’s capital and wide swathes of the country’s north have been cloaked in yellow smog as the worst sandstorm in a decade descended.  Pollution levels in Beijing surged off the charts and flights were cancelled on Monday as landmarks including the Forbidden City were partly obscured by the haze of dust and sand. Residents used … Read more

India’s capital sees severe smog hours after Donald Trump described the country’s air as ‘filthy’

New Delhi was blanketed in noxious haze Friday as air pollution levels in parts of the city soared to ‘severe’ levels, hours after US President Donald Trump described the air in the vast nation as ‘filthy’. Smoke from agricultural burning, vehicle fumes and industrial emissions – combined with cooler temperatures and slow-moving winds that trap … Read more